diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminSettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminSettingsController.php
index 525f6114c..8f29765ee 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminSettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/AdminSettingsController.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use App\Models\InstanceActor;
 use App\Page;
 use App\Profile;
 use App\Services\AccountService;
+use App\Services\AdminSettingsService;
 use App\Services\ConfigCacheService;
 use App\User;
 use App\Util\Site\Config;
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ use Artisan;
 use Cache;
 use DB;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use App\Services\Internal\BeagleService;
+use App\Services\FilesystemService;
 
 trait AdminSettingsController
 {
@@ -71,6 +74,7 @@ trait AdminSettingsController
             'admin_account_id' => 'nullable',
             'regs' => 'required|in:open,filtered,closed',
             'account_migration' => 'nullable',
+            'rule_delete' => 'sometimes'
         ]);
 
         $orb = false;
@@ -310,4 +314,512 @@ trait AdminSettingsController
 
         return view('admin.settings.system', compact('sys'));
     }
+
+    public function settingsApiFetch(Request $request)
+    {
+        $cloud_storage = ConfigCacheService::get('pixelfed.cloud_storage');
+        $cloud_disk = config('filesystems.cloud');
+        $cloud_ready = ! empty(config('filesystems.disks.'.$cloud_disk.'.key')) && ! empty(config('filesystems.disks.'.$cloud_disk.'.secret'));
+        $types = explode(',', ConfigCacheService::get('pixelfed.media_types'));
+        $rules = ConfigCacheService::get('app.rules') ? json_decode(ConfigCacheService::get('app.rules'), true) : [];
+        $jpeg = in_array('image/jpg', $types) || in_array('image/jpeg', $types);
+        $png = in_array('image/png', $types);
+        $gif = in_array('image/gif', $types);
+        $mp4 = in_array('video/mp4', $types);
+        $webp = in_array('image/webp', $types);
+
+        $availableAdmins = User::whereIsAdmin(true)->get();
+        $currentAdmin = config_cache('instance.admin.pid') ? AccountService::get(config_cache('instance.admin.pid'), true) : null;
+        $openReg = (bool) config_cache('pixelfed.open_registration');
+        $curOnboarding = (bool) config_cache('instance.curated_registration.enabled');
+        $regState = $openReg ? 'open' : ($curOnboarding ? 'filtered' : 'closed');
+        $accountMigration = (bool) config_cache('federation.migration');
+        $autoFollow = config_cache('account.autofollow_usernames');
+        if(strlen($autoFollow) > 3) {
+            $autoFollow = explode(',', $autoFollow);
+        }
+
+        $res = AdminSettingsService::getAll();
+
+        return response()->json($res);
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiRulesAdd(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'rule' => 'required|string|min:5|max:1000'
+        ]);
+
+        $rules = ConfigCacheService::get('app.rules');
+        $val = $request->input('rule');
+        if (! $rules) {
+            ConfigCacheService::put('app.rules', json_encode([$val]));
+        } else {
+            $json = json_decode($rules, true);
+            $count = count($json);
+            if($count >= 30) {
+                return response()->json(['message' => 'Max rules limit reached, you can set up to 30 rules at a time.'], 400);
+            }
+            $json[] = $val;
+            ConfigCacheService::put('app.rules', json_encode(array_values($json)));
+        }
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Config::refresh();
+        return [$val];
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiRulesDelete(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'rule' => 'required|string',
+        ]);
+
+        $rules = ConfigCacheService::get('app.rules');
+        $val = $request->input('rule');
+
+        if (! $rules) {
+            return [];
+        } else {
+            $json = json_decode($rules, true);
+            $idx = array_search($val, $json);
+            if($idx !== false) {
+                unset($json[$idx]);
+                $json = array_values($json);
+            }
+            ConfigCacheService::put('app.rules', json_encode(array_values($json)));
+        }
+
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Config::refresh();
+
+        return response()->json($json);
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiRulesDeleteAll(Request $request)
+    {
+        $rules = ConfigCacheService::get('app.rules');
+
+        if (! $rules) {
+            return [];
+        } else {
+            ConfigCacheService::put('app.rules', json_encode([]));
+        }
+
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Config::refresh();
+
+        return response()->json([]);
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiAutofollowDelete(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'username' => 'required|string',
+        ]);
+
+        $username = $request->input('username');
+        $names = [];
+        $existing = config_cache('account.autofollow_usernames');
+        if($existing) {
+            $names = explode(',', $existing);
+        }
+
+        if(in_array($username, $names)) {
+            $key = array_search($username, $names);
+            if($key !== false) {
+                unset($names[$key]);
+            }
+        }
+        ConfigCacheService::put('account.autofollow_usernames', implode(',', $names));
+        return response()->json(['accounts' => array_values($names)]);
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiAutofollowAdd(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'username' => 'required|string',
+        ]);
+
+        $username = $request->input('username');
+        $names = [];
+        $existing = config_cache('account.autofollow_usernames');
+        if($existing) {
+            $names = explode(',', $existing);
+        }
+
+        $p = Profile::whereUsername($username)->whereNotNull('user_id')->first();
+        if (! $p || in_array($p->username, $names)) {
+            abort(404);
+        }
+        array_push($names, strtolower($p->username));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('account.autofollow_usernames', implode(',', $names));
+        return response()->json(['accounts' => array_values($names)]);
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdateType(Request $request, $type)
+    {
+        abort_unless(in_array($type, [
+            'posts',
+            'platform',
+            'home',
+            'landing',
+            'branding',
+            'media',
+            'users',
+            'storage',
+        ]), 400);
+
+        switch ($type) {
+            case 'home':
+                return $this->settingsApiUpdateHomeType($request);
+            break;
+
+            case 'landing':
+                return $this->settingsApiUpdateLandingType($request);
+            break;
+
+            case 'posts':
+                return $this->settingsApiUpdatePostsType($request);
+                break;
+
+            case 'platform':
+                return $this->settingsApiUpdatePlatformType($request);
+                break;
+
+            case 'branding':
+                return $this->settingsApiUpdateBrandingType($request);
+                break;
+
+            case 'media':
+                return $this->settingsApiUpdateMediaType($request);
+                break;
+
+            case 'users':
+                return $this->settingsApiUpdateUsersType($request);
+                break;
+
+            case 'storage':
+                return $this->settingsApiUpdateStorageType($request);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                abort(404);
+                break;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdateHomeType($request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'registration_status' => 'required|in:open,filtered,closed',
+            'cloud_storage' => 'required',
+            'activitypub_enabled' => 'required',
+            'account_migration' => 'required',
+            'mobile_apis' => 'required',
+            'stories' => 'required',
+            'instagram_import' => 'required',
+            'autospam_enabled' => 'required',
+        ]);
+
+        $regStatus = $request->input('registration_status');
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.open_registration', $regStatus === 'open');
+        ConfigCacheService::put('instance.curated_registration.enabled', $regStatus === 'filtered');
+        $cloudStorage = $request->boolean('cloud_storage');
+        if($cloudStorage !== (bool) config_cache('pixelfed.cloud_storage')) {
+            if(!$cloudStorage) {
+                ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.cloud_storage', false);
+            } else {
+                $cloud_disk = config('filesystems.cloud');
+                $cloud_ready = ! empty(config('filesystems.disks.'.$cloud_disk.'.key')) && ! empty(config('filesystems.disks.'.$cloud_disk.'.secret'));
+                if(!$cloud_ready) {
+                    return redirect()->back()->withErrors(['cloud_storage' => 'Must configure cloud storage before enabling!']);
+                } else {
+                    ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.cloud_storage', true);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        ConfigCacheService::put('federation.activitypub.enabled', $request->boolean('activitypub_enabled'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('federation.migration', $request->boolean('account_migration'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.oauth_enabled', $request->boolean('mobile_apis'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('instance.stories.enabled', $request->boolean('stories'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.import.instagram.enabled', $request->boolean('instagram_import'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.bouncer.enabled', $request->boolean('autospam_enabled'));
+
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:contact');
+        Config::refresh();
+        return $request->all();
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdateLandingType($request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'current_admin' => 'required',
+            'show_directory' => 'required',
+            'show_explore' => 'required',
+        ]);
+
+        ConfigCacheService::put('instance.admin.pid', $request->input('current_admin'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('instance.landing.show_directory', $request->boolean('show_directory'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('instance.landing.show_explore', $request->boolean('show_explore'));
+
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:contact');
+        Config::refresh();
+
+        return $request->all();
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdateMediaType($request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'image_quality' => 'required|integer|min:1|max:100',
+            'max_album_length' => 'required|integer|min:1|max:20',
+            'max_photo_size' => 'required|integer|min:100|max:50000',
+            'media_types' => 'required',
+            'optimize_image' => 'required',
+            'optimize_video' => 'required',
+        ]);
+
+        $mediaTypes = $request->input('media_types');
+        $mediaArray = explode(',', $mediaTypes);
+        foreach ($mediaArray as $mediaType) {
+            if(!in_array($mediaType, ['image/jpeg', 'image/png', 'image/gif', 'image/webp', 'video/mp4'])) {
+                return redirect()->back()->withErrors(['media_types' => 'Invalid media type']);
+            }
+        }
+
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.media_types', $request->input('media_types'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.image_quality', $request->input('image_quality'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.max_album_length', $request->input('max_album_length'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.max_photo_size', $request->input('max_photo_size'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.optimize_image', $request->boolean('optimize_image'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.optimize_video', $request->boolean('optimize_video'));
+
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:contact');
+        Config::refresh();
+
+        return $request->all();
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdateBrandingType($request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'name' => 'required',
+            'short_description' => 'required',
+            'long_description' => 'required',
+        ]);
+
+        ConfigCacheService::put('app.name', $request->input('name'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('app.short_description', $request->input('short_description'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('app.description', $request->input('long_description'));
+
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:contact');
+        Config::refresh();
+
+        return $request->all();
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdatePostsType($request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'max_caption_length' => 'required|integer|min:5|max:10000',
+            'max_altext_length' => 'required|integer|min:5|max:40000',
+        ]);
+
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.max_caption_length', $request->input('max_caption_length'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.max_altext_length', $request->input('max_altext_length'));
+        $res = [
+            'max_caption_length' => $request->input('max_caption_length'),
+            'max_altext_length' => $request->input('max_altext_length'),
+        ];
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Config::refresh();
+        return $res;
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdatePlatformType($request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'allow_app_registration' => 'required',
+            'app_registration_rate_limit_attempts' => 'required|integer|min:1',
+            'app_registration_rate_limit_decay' => 'required|integer|min:1',
+            'app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_attempts' => 'required|integer|min:1',
+            'app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_decay' => 'required|integer|min:1',
+            'allow_post_embeds' => 'required',
+            'allow_profile_embeds' => 'required',
+            'captcha_enabled' => 'required',
+            'captcha_on_login' => 'required_if_accepted:captcha_enabled',
+            'captcha_on_register' => 'required_if_accepted:captcha_enabled',
+            'captcha_secret' => 'required_if_accepted:captcha_enabled',
+            'captcha_sitekey' => 'required_if_accepted:captcha_enabled',
+            'custom_emoji_enabled' => 'required',
+        ]);
+
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.allow_app_registration', $request->boolean('allow_app_registration'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.app_registration_rate_limit_attempts', $request->input('app_registration_rate_limit_attempts'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.app_registration_rate_limit_decay', $request->input('app_registration_rate_limit_decay'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_attempts', $request->input('app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_attempts'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_decay', $request->input('app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_decay'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('instance.embed.post', $request->boolean('allow_post_embeds'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('instance.embed.profile', $request->boolean('allow_profile_embeds'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('federation.custom_emoji.enabled', $request->boolean('custom_emoji_enabled'));
+        $captcha = $request->boolean('captcha_enabled');
+        if($captcha) {
+            $secret = $request->input('captcha_secret');
+            $sitekey = $request->input('captcha_sitekey');
+            if(config_cache('captcha.secret') !== $secret && strpos('*', $secret) === false) {
+                ConfigCacheService::put('captcha.secret', $secret);
+            }
+            if(config_cache('captcha.sitekey') !== $sitekey && strpos('*', $sitekey) === false) {
+                ConfigCacheService::put('captcha.sitekey', $sitekey);
+            }
+            ConfigCacheService::put('captcha.active.login', $request->boolean('captcha_on_login'));
+            ConfigCacheService::put('captcha.active.register', $request->boolean('captcha_on_register'));
+            ConfigCacheService::put('captcha.triggers.login.enabled', $request->boolean('captcha_on_login'));
+            ConfigCacheService::put('captcha.enabled', true);
+        } else {
+            ConfigCacheService::put('captcha.enabled', false);
+        }
+        $res = [
+            'allow_app_registration' => $request->boolean('allow_app_registration'),
+            'app_registration_rate_limit_attempts' => $request->input('app_registration_rate_limit_attempts'),
+            'app_registration_rate_limit_decay' => $request->input('app_registration_rate_limit_decay'),
+            'app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_attempts' => $request->input('app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_attempts'),
+            'app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_decay' => $request->input('app_registration_confirm_rate_limit_decay'),
+            'allow_post_embeds' => $request->boolean('allow_post_embeds'),
+            'allow_profile_embeds' => $request->boolean('allow_profile_embeds'),
+            'captcha_enabled' => $request->boolean('captcha_enabled'),
+            'captcha_on_login' => $request->boolean('captcha_on_login'),
+            'captcha_on_register' => $request->boolean('captcha_on_register'),
+            'captcha_secret' => $request->input('captcha_secret'),
+            'captcha_sitekey' => $request->input('captcha_sitekey'),
+            'custom_emoji_enabled' => $request->boolean('custom_emoji_enabled'),
+        ];
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Config::refresh();
+        return $res;
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdateUsersType($request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'require_email_verification' => 'required',
+            'enforce_account_limit' => 'required',
+            'admin_autofollow' => 'required'
+        ]);
+
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.enforce_email_verification', $request->boolean('require_email_verification'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.enforce_account_limit', $request->boolean('enforce_account_limit'));
+        ConfigCacheService::put('account.autofollow', $request->boolean('admin_autofollow'));
+        $res = [
+            'require_email_verification' => $request->boolean('require_email_verification'),
+            'enforce_account_limit' => $request->boolean('enforce_account_limit'),
+            'admin_autofollow' => $request->boolean('admin_autofollow'),
+        ];
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Config::refresh();
+        return $res;
+    }
+
+    public function settingsApiUpdateStorageType($request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'primary_disk' => 'required|in:local,cloud',
+            'update_disk' => 'sometimes',
+            'disk_config' => 'required_if_accepted:update_disk',
+            'disk_config.driver' => 'required|in:s3,spaces',
+            'disk_config.key' => 'required',
+            'disk_config.secret' => 'required',
+            'disk_config.region' => 'required',
+            'disk_config.bucket' => 'required',
+            'disk_config.visibility' => 'required',
+            'disk_config.endpoint' => 'required',
+            'disk_config.url' => 'nullable',
+        ]);
+
+        ConfigCacheService::put('pixelfed.cloud_storage', $request->input('primary_disk') === 'cloud');
+        $res = [
+            'primary_disk' => $request->input('primary_disk'),
+        ];
+        if($request->has('update_disk')) {
+            $res['disk_config'] = $request->input('disk_config');
+            $changes = [];
+            $dkey = $request->input('disk_config.driver') === 's3' ? 'filesystems.disks.s3.' : 'filesystems.disks.spaces.';
+            $key = $request->input('disk_config.key');
+            $ckey = null;
+            $secret = $request->input('disk_config.secret');
+            $csecret = null;
+            $region = $request->input('disk_config.region');
+            $bucket = $request->input('disk_config.bucket');
+            $visibility = $request->input('disk_config.visibility');
+            $url = $request->input('disk_config.url');
+            $endpoint = $request->input('disk_config.endpoint');
+            if(strpos($key, '*') === false && $key != config_cache($dkey . 'key')) {
+                array_push($changes, 'key');
+            } else {
+                $ckey = config_cache($dkey . 'key');
+            }
+            if(strpos($secret, '*') === false && $secret != config_cache($dkey . 'secret')) {
+                array_push($changes, 'secret');
+            } else {
+                $csecret = config_cache($dkey . 'secret');
+            }
+            if($region != config_cache($dkey . 'region')) {
+                array_push($changes, 'region');
+            }
+            if($bucket != config_cache($dkey . 'bucket')) {
+                array_push($changes, 'bucket');
+            }
+            if($visibility != config_cache($dkey . 'visibility')) {
+                array_push($changes, 'visibility');
+            }
+            if($url != config_cache($dkey . 'url')) {
+                array_push($changes, 'url');
+            }
+            if($endpoint != config_cache($dkey . 'endpoint')) {
+                array_push($changes, 'endpoint');
+            }
+
+            if($changes && count($changes)) {
+                $isValid = FilesystemService::getVerifyCredentials(
+                    $ckey ?? $key,
+                    $csecret ?? $secret,
+                    $region,
+                    $bucket,
+                    $endpoint,
+                );
+                if(!$isValid) {
+                    return response()->json(['error' => true, 's3_vce' => true, 'message' => "<div class='border border-danger text-danger p-3 font-weight-bold rounded-lg'>The S3/Spaces credentials you provided are invalid, or the bucket does not have the proper permissions.</div><br/>Please check all fields and try again.<br/><br/><strong>Any cloud storage configuration changes you made have NOT been saved due to invalid credentials.</strong>"], 400);
+                }
+            }
+            $res['changes'] = json_encode($changes);
+        }
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data:rules');
+        Cache::forget('api:v1:instance-data-response-v1');
+        Cache::forget('api:v2:instance-data-response-v2');
+        Config::refresh();
+        return $res;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Services/ConfigCacheService.php b/app/Services/ConfigCacheService.php
index 25566dcf6..4abea8b28 100644
--- a/app/Services/ConfigCacheService.php
+++ b/app/Services/ConfigCacheService.php
@@ -106,6 +106,24 @@ class ConfigCacheService
                 'instance.user_filters.max_user_blocks',
                 'instance.user_filters.max_user_mutes',
                 'instance.user_filters.max_domain_blocks',
+
+                'filesystems.disks.s3.key',
+                'filesystems.disks.s3.secret',
+                'filesystems.disks.s3.region',
+                'filesystems.disks.s3.bucket',
+                'filesystems.disks.s3.visibility',
+                'filesystems.disks.s3.url',
+                'filesystems.disks.s3.endpoint',
+                'filesystems.disks.s3.use_path_style_endpoint',
+
+                'filesystems.disks.spaces.key',
+                'filesystems.disks.spaces.secret',
+                'filesystems.disks.spaces.region',
+                'filesystems.disks.spaces.bucket',
+                'filesystems.disks.spaces.visibility',
+                'filesystems.disks.spaces.url',
+                'filesystems.disks.spaces.endpoint',
+                'filesystems.disks.spaces.use_path_style_endpoint',
                 // 'system.user_mode'
             ];
 
diff --git a/app/Services/FilesystemService.php b/app/Services/FilesystemService.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b52f002f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Services/FilesystemService.php
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Services;
+
+use Aws\S3\S3Client;
+use Aws\S3\Exception\S3Exception;
+use GuzzleHttp\Exception\ConnectException;
+use League\Flysystem\AwsS3V3\AwsS3V3Adapter;
+use League\Flysystem\Filesystem;
+use League\Flysystem\UnableToRetrieveMetadata;
+use League\Flysystem\FilesystemException;
+use League\Flysystem\UnableToListContents;
+use League\Flysystem\FileAttributes;
+use League\Flysystem\UnableToWriteFile;
+
+class FilesystemService
+{
+    const VERIFY_FILE_NAME = 'cfstest.txt';
+
+    public static function getVerifyCredentials($key, $secret, $region, $bucket, $endpoint)
+    {
+        $client = new S3Client([
+            'version' => 'latest',
+            'region' => $region,
+            'endpoint' => $endpoint,
+            'credentials' => [
+                'key' => $key,
+                'secret' => $secret,
+            ]
+        ]);
+
+        $adapter = new AwsS3V3Adapter(
+            $client,
+            $bucket,
+        );
+
+        $throw = false;
+        $filesystem = new Filesystem($adapter);
+
+        $writable = false;
+        try {
+            $filesystem->write(self::VERIFY_FILE_NAME, 'ok', []);
+            $writable = true;
+        } catch (FilesystemException | UnableToWriteFile $exception) {
+            $writable = false;
+        }
+
+        if(!$writable) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        try {
+            $response = $filesystem->read(self::VERIFY_FILE_NAME);
+            if($response === 'ok') {
+                $writable = true;
+                $res[] = self::VERIFY_FILE_NAME;
+            } else {
+                $writable = false;
+            }
+        } catch (FilesystemException | UnableToReadFile $exception) {
+            $writable = false;
+        }
+
+        if(in_array(self::VERIFY_FILE_NAME, $res)) {
+            try {
+                $filesystem->delete(self::VERIFY_FILE_NAME);
+            } catch (FilesystemException | UnableToDeleteFile $exception) {
+                $writable = false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if(!$writable) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if(in_array(self::VERIFY_FILE_NAME, $res)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/database/migrations/2023_02_04_053028_fix_cloud_media_paths.php b/database/migrations/2023_02_04_053028_fix_cloud_media_paths.php
index b45ad7f80..31b16de1e 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2023_02_04_053028_fix_cloud_media_paths.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2023_02_04_053028_fix_cloud_media_paths.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ return new class extends Migration
     public function up()
     {
         ini_set('memory_limit', '-1');
-        if(config_cache('pixelfed.cloud_storage') == false) {
+        if((bool) config_cache('pixelfed.cloud_storage') == false) {
             return;
         }